Noxt-reeillable  bottle



F. F. G. & A. G. BLAKE.

NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1912.

1,072,689. Patented Se t. 9, 1913.

I K Llll llll I "UNITED STATES-"PATENT OFFICE.-

FRANK r. o. BLAKE AND ALBEBT o. BLAKE, or Bvrram, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Toall whom 2'15 may concern Be it known that we, FRANK F. G. BLAKE and ALBERT, C. BLAKE, citizens of the United States, residing at Bulfalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to no-nrefillable bottles, and aims primarily to provide an improved guard for the valve of such a bottle, the guard being so constructed as to positively preclude any possibility of a wire or any similar implement being inserted into the neck of the bottle so as tolift and hold the valve away from its seat while the bot tle is being refilled.

An aim of the invention is to so construct the guard that while it will positively prevent the insertion of a wire so as to engage with the valve, will not in any wayinterfere with the free flow of liquid from the bottle.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a vertical sectional view illustrating the guard embodying the present invention arranged within the neck of a bottle; Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the bottle tilted; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the guard in place within the neck; Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the guard looking at the under side thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

In the drawing the neck of the bottle is indicated by the numeral 1 and is formed interiorly wit-h a valve seat 2 located a suitable distance below its upper end. A valve 3, preferably of the form shown in the drawings, is disposed upon the seat and is provided with an integral stem 4: which projects down into the neck 1 and is provided at its lower end with a weight 5 which serves to hold the valve to its seat when the bottle is in upright position. The valve, as stated above, is preferably of the form shown, but it may be of some other type, if desired, the present invention residing in the particular form of guard provided for the valve.

Specification bf Letters Patent.

Application filed June 10, 1912.

Serial No. 702,830.

The guard above mentioned consists of a solid body which is substantially cylindrical and is indicated in' the drawings by the numeral 6 and this body is formed, near its lower end, with a circumscribing groove 7, which when the guard is inserted in the neck of a bottle in the manner shown in the drawings, forms in conjunction with the wall of the neck, a passageway for the flow of liquid from the bottle.

In order that the liquid contents of the bottle may flow into the groove 7 the periphery of the body 6 below the groove 7 is formed with notches 8 which are preferably located at points, although more than two or a single one ofthe notches may be provided. At

7 its upper end the body 6 is formed with a circumscribing flange 9 the under side of which is plane as is also the upper side and this flange, when the guard is in position in the bottle neck, is designed to rest upon the upper edge of the said neck, as clearly shown in the drawings. One or more notches 10 are formed in the under side of the flange 9 and as shown two such notches are provided and they are located at diametrically opposite points. The periphery of the body 6 is formed with longitudinally extending grooves 11 which at their lower ends communicate with the groove 7 and at their upper ends each with one of the notches 10, these grooves forming, in con junction with the wall of the bottle neck, passageways for the liquid which has flowed through the notches 8 and into the groove 7.

From the foregoing description of the invention it will be readily understood that when the bottle is tilted the valve will automatically move away from its seat, thereby allowing the liquid contents of the bottle to flow through the notches 8 and into the channel provided by the groove 7. From this channel the liquid will flow through one or both of the grooves 11 and out through one or both of the notches 10. It will be evident from an inspection of the drawings that if the bottle is held with one of the grooves 11 located in a plane below the other groove, liquid may flow through the lower groove and air may enter through the upper groove, thereby providing for a steady flow of the contents from the bottle. In any event a certain volume of air will be allowed to enter one or both of the grooves 11 and into the body of the bottle.

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diametrically opposite The guard for the valve may be secured within the neck of the bottle by cement, or

any other suitable fastening'means.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a nonrefillable bottle having a valve seat in its neck and a valve upon the seat, a guard for the valve arranged-Withinthe neck and comprising a body having a circumscrib-ing channel and passageways communicating with the channel at both-sides thereof and relatively displaced, the said body being provided with a: flange resting. against the edge of-the bottle neck and the saidfiange being formed with notches communicating with the upper onesof the saidchannels.

2. In a nonrefillable bottle having its neckprovided interiorly with a valve seat and a valve uppn theseat a' guard for the valve comprising a body fitted-within theneck. and formed with relatively disp laced -channels; and with a-circumscribing ggroove in-= communication with said channels, the body being :formedwith a @circumscribin'gl flange restingruponthe edgeof: the neck of the- Cdpies-of ithis 'pat'enfmay be .obtaineddf five cent each; -by'-add1 e's'sing thew Commissioner omracentai.

neck and'formed with relativelydisplaced channels and with a. circumscribing groove in communication with said channels, the body being formedat-its-upper 'endrwith a circumscribing flange resting upon the up per edge of the neckof the bottle and formed at diametrically, opposite points- With notches registering.- with the upper ones of-the said-channels, the walls of thenotches forming in conjunction 1 with the upper edge of the bottle neck, discharge-r passages:

In testimony whereodiweafiix our signa tures'in presence oftwo witnesses FRANK F; CJBLAKE. ALBERT 'OQ BLAKE.

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FRED! We P ATO, GEORGE J. BLAKE.

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